- Aaron Donald, unsurprisingly, pushes his method to the highest: One of the best defenders in NFL historical past lands in Houston on the No. 1 total choose on this redraft.
- The ever-consistent Mike Evans joins the highest two: The Rams nab the elite Evans, who has put collectively 11 straight 1,000-yard seasons for the reason that begin of his NFL profession.
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The NFL draft is a crapshoot.
While NFL groups do their greatest to forecast which prospects will translate greatest to the subsequent stage, the fact is that franchises hardly ever get a choose precisely proper.
But what would a draft appear like if groups had the advantage of hindsight? PFF has world-class information for each participant on each play in each NFL sport, relationship again to the 2006 season. Knowing what we all know now, right here is how the primary spherical of the 2014 NFL Draft may have seemed.
Any trades made throughout the unique draft had been reversed, whereas trades made earlier than the draft had been saved in place.
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1. Houston Texans: DI Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh (Round 1, Pick 13)
While Clowney has loved a really stable profession and shall be chosen later on this redraft, Donald is without doubt one of the biggest defensive gamers in NFL historical past. He was initially drafted thirteenth total by the Rams and earned an unbelievable 97.1 profession PFF total grade throughout 10 seasons.
Donald gained three Defensive Player of the Year awards, tying him with Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt for probably the most all time. Truthfully, he may’ve doubled that complete, as he racked up six PFF Defensive Player of the Year awards.
Aaron Donald’s Career PFF Grades
2. St. Louis Rams: WR Mike Evans, Texas A&M (Round 1, Pick 7)
Evans has already put collectively a historic NFL profession. His receiving yardage complete hasn’t dipped under 1,000 in any of his first 11 seasons, and his elite 92.6 PFF receiving grade since his rookie marketing campaign ranks ninth within the NFL — one spot forward of 2014 classmate Davante Adams.
Evans has proven no indicators of slowing down, as his 90.2 PFF receiving grade in 2024 ranked fourth within the NFL and because the second-best mark of his illustrious profession.
3. Jacksonville Jaguars: QB Derek Carr, Fresno State (Round 2, Pick 36)
Bortles in the end did not pan out for the Jaguars, failing to earn a 70.0 PFF total grade in any of his six seasons. In this redraft, Jacksonville opts for the not too long ago retired Carr to bolster their passing assault.
Carr was a stable starter for 11 years with the Raiders and Saints, incomes an 86.6 profession PFF passing grade. He was additionally one of many 10 most respected quarterbacks within the league in 4 of these seasons, in keeping with PFF WAR.
4. Cleveland Browns: EDGE Khalil Mack, Buffalo (Round 1, Pick 5)
Mack proved any doubters very, very improper. The as soon as inexperienced two-star recruit out of Buffalo was price each little bit of his unique top-five choice within the 2014 NFL Draft. The four-time first-team All-Pro has earned an unbelievable 94.4 PFF total grade since coming into the league.
Mack has additionally logged not less than a 90.0 PFF total grade in seven of his 11 seasons. Across that span, he ranks sixth amongst edge defenders in PFF pass-rush grade and leads the NFL in PFF run-defense grade.
5. Las Vegas Raiders: WR Davante Adams, Fresno State (Round 2, Pick 53)
A second Fresno State Bulldog finds his means into the highest 5 of this redraft. Adams paradoxically spent his previous three seasons with the Raiders and can now spend his prime with the Silver and Black on this situation.
From 2018 to 2022, Adams was each the highest-graded (94.2) and most respected broad receiver within the NFL, in keeping with PFF WAR.
6. Atlanta Falcons: G Zack Martin, Notre Dame (Round 1, Pick 16)
There is a spot in Canton ready for Martin. The seven-time first-team All-Pro boasted a 93.6 PFF total grade from 2014 to 2021, the very best mark amongst all guards. His greatest work got here within the last season of that stretch, when he earned an unbelievable 93.4 PFF total grade that ranked third amongst all offensive linemen.
Martin slowed down over his last three seasons, however Dallas will nonetheless have a tough time changing his manufacturing and management after his current retirement.
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: G Joel Bitonio, Nevada (Round 2, Pick 35)
The 2014 NFL Draft was loaded at guard, and Bitonio is the second participant on the place off the board on this redraft’s prime 10. While Zack Martin produced a Hall-of-Fame profession, Bitonio is probably the most useful guard within the league since being drafted in 2014, per PFF WAR.
Bitonio has been one of many NFL’s 5 highest-graded guards in 4 of his 11 seasons and led all guards in 2021 with an elite 93.6 PFF total grade.
8. Minnesota Vikings: WR Odell Beckham Jr., LSU (Round 1, Pick 12)
Few gamers have gotten off to a extra electrical begin within the NFL than Odell Beckham Jr. Lauded for his blazing velocity and unbelievable arms, Beckham grew to become an on the spot star with the New York Giants. Across his first 5 seasons, he earned a 92.6 PFF receiving grade that ranked fifth amongst all broad receivers.
Injuries shortened what may have been a Hall of Fame-worthy profession, however Beckham did contribute to the Rams’ Super Bowl-winning outfit in 2021. He’ll perpetually be remembered for his highlight-reel performs in New York.
9. Buffalo Bills: WR Brandin Cooks, Oregon State (Round 1, Pick 20)
This choose was traded twice on draft evening, first to the Browns so the Bills may transfer as much as choose Sammy Watkins after which once more to the Vikings, who picked Anthony Barr.
With Buffalo sticking right here at No. 9 in a redraft, Cooks is the choose. He has crossed 1,000 receiving yards in six of his 11 NFL seasons and owns an 84.3 profession PFF receiving grade.
Brandin Cooks’ 2018 Receiving Production by Target Depth
10. Detroit Lions: EDGE DeMarcus Lawrence, Boise State (Round 2, Pick 34)
Lawrence took a few years to actually hit his stride in Dallas, however his prime years had been pretty much as good as any NFL edge defender’s. From 2017 to 2023, Lawrence earned an elite 93.0 PFF total grade. That included a terrific 91.7 PFF run-defense grade, which ranked third within the NFL — behind Khalil Mack and Von Miller.
Lawrence joined Seattle for the 2025 season, the place he hopes to contribute after accidents restricted him in 2024.
11. Tennessee Titans: QB Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois (Round 2, Pick 62)
Three quarterbacks began not less than 5 video games for the Titans in 2014: Zach Mettenberger, Charlie Whitehurst and Jake Locker. Tennessee choose sfor some consistency right here with Garoppolo, who has been largely a mean quarterback within the NFL, posting a 79.9 profession PFF total grade to date.
He did nearly lead the 49ers to a Super Bowl victory in 2019, however it’s the much-needed quarterback-room stability he offers that makes him the eleventh choose on this redraft.
12. New York Giants: C Corey Linsley, Ohio State (Round 5, Pick 161)
Linsley was one of many NFL’s most constant cross protectors throughout his glorious 10-year profession. From 2014 to 2022, the two-time All-Pro ranked fifth amongst facilities in PFF total grade (88.7) and third in PFF pass-blocking grade (90.5).
His last full season in 2022 was his greatest as a cross blocker, as he earned a 90.2 PFF pass-blocking grade and didn’t permit a sack for the second consecutive season.
13. St. Louis Rams: T Jake Matthews, Texas A&M (Round 1, Pick 6)
The Rams miss out on deciding on Aaron Donald, one of many franchise’s biggest gamers, however Mike Evans and Jake Matthews are actually good comfort prizes.
Matthews continues to be going regular for the Falcons 11 years into his profession, incomes 70.0-plus PFF grades in each season in addition to his rookie 12 months. His 85.4 PFF pass-blocking grade this previous season positioned him seventh amongst all offensive tackles.
14. Chicago Bears: LB C.J. Mosley, Alabama (Round 1, Pick 17)
The Bears desperately wanted defensive assist in the 2014 NFL Draft, and the not too long ago retired C.J. Mosley may’ve led a turnaround. The five-time second-team All-Pro was a constant drive, incomes not less than a 66.8 PFF total grade in all however one in every of his NFL campaigns.
Mosley’s last full season, 2023, was his greatest: He ranked sixth within the NFL with an 82.9 PFF total grade, buoyed by a position-leading 90.6 PFF protection grade.
15. Pittsburgh Steelers: EDGE Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina (Round 1, Pick 1)
While he didn’t dwell as much as his billing because the No. 1 total choose, Clowney is much from a bust. He has made three Pro Bowls and sports activities an 89.5 profession PFF total grade heading into the 2025 season.
With the Steelers badly needing assist at edge defender following LaMarr Woodley’s departure, Clowney can be a more-than-welcome addition.
16. Dallas Cowboys: EDGE Shaquil Barrett, Colorado State (Undrafted)
Barrett is the crown jewel of the 2014 undrafted class. He didn’t play any defensive snaps as a rookie, however within the 10 years since, he has earned an elite 90.0 PFF total grade and an similar 90.0 PFF pass-rush grade.
Barrett was a contributor for 2 Super Bowl victors, together with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020. That season, he racked up a league-leading 98 pressures, 10 of which got here in opposition to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 55.
17. Baltimore Ravens: T Morgan Moses, Virginia (Round 3, Pick 66)
Mosley is off the board, so the Ravens choose Moses, who dominated in a brief stint in Baltimore. With the Ravens in 2022 and 2023, he was the fourth-most-valuable sort out within the league, in keeping with PFF WAR. The solely three tackles ranked above Moses had been Penei Sewell, Trent Williams and Lane Johnson — all multiple-time first-team All-Pros.
Morgan Moses’ Career PFF Grades
18. New York Jets: WR Jarvis Landry, LSU (Round 2, Pick 63)
Landry was much less heralded than his LSU teammate Odell Beckham Jr., however he put collectively a powerful profession in his personal proper.
Across his first seven seasons, Landry recorded a 90.8 PFF receiving grade — tying him for eleventh amongst certified broad receivers. His 670 regular-season receptions throughout that span had been the third most within the NFL, behind DeAndre Hopkins and Julio Jones. He was additionally glorious after the catch, forcing 107 missed tackles from 2014 to 2020 — the second most within the NFL.
19. Miami Dolphins: WR Allen Robinson II, Penn State (Round 2, Pick 61)
The Dolphins initially drafted Jarvis Landry within the second spherical in 2014, and went on to star for the crew for 4 years. With him off the board, Miami as a substitute selects Robinson.
The Pro Bowler led the NFL with 14 receiving touchdowns in 2015 with the Jaguars and was the third-most-valuable receiver in 2020 with the Bears, in keeping with PFF WAR. Landry has earned an 84.7 PFF total grade throughout his 11 seasons so far.
20. Arizona Cardinals: T Taylor Lewan, Michigan (Round 1, Pick 11)
Injuries plagued the again finish of Lewan’s profession, however he was an impressive participant throughout his first six NFL seasons. He earned an 89.0 PFF total grade in that span, rating thirteenth amongst certified offensive tackles.
Lewan’s greatest work got here in 2016, when he earned an 87.0 PFF total grade (third greatest within the NFL). He was additionally one in every of simply three offensive linemen that season to put up 85.0-plus grades as a run blocker and a cross protector.
21. Green Bay Packers: S Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois (Round 1, Pick 30)
Cinton-Dix was a worthy unique choice, however Ward was probably the most useful defensive again from the 2014 class, in keeping with PFF WAR — and probably the most useful security within the league in 2022. He boasts an elite 92.5 PFF run-defense grade and a implausible 89.4 PFF protection grade throughout his 11 seasons.
While Clinton-Dix retired after seven seasons, Ward is coming into Year 12 as a member of the Houston Texans.
22. Philadelphia Eagles: WR Sammy Watkins, Clemson (Round 1, Pick 4)
Watkins didn’t change into the celebrity that the majority anticipated him to be because the fourth-overall choose, however he did have a productive profession that included main contributions to Patrick Mahomes’ first Super Bowl run in Kansas City.
From 2014 to 2019, Watkins earned a stable 79.9 PFF receiving grade. He seemed like a rising celebrity in 2015, when his 89.6 PFF receiving grade ranked eighth within the NFL. Unfortunately, accidents plagued the remainder of his profession as he performed 600 or extra snaps simply twice within the following seven seasons.
23. Kansas City Chiefs: G Andrew Norwell, Ohio State (Undrafted)
Norwell wasn’t fairly as dominant as 2014 class counterparts Zack Martin and Joel Bitonio, however he was a high quality guard in his personal proper.
Norwell was named a first-team All-Pro in 2017 after main all guards with a 92.3 PFF pass-blocking grade. His 81.7 profession PFF pass-blocking grade would’ve considerably helped the Chiefs had they drafted him, as they earned bottom-10 PFF pass-blocking grades in 2014 and 2015.
24. Cincinnati Bengals: C Brandon Linder, Miami (FL) (Round 3, Pick 93)
Linder’s profession was short-lived as a result of accidents, however he was a stable performer, significantly in cross safety. Across his first seven NFL seasons, Linder ranked sixth amongst all certified inside offensive linemen with an elite 91.2 PFF cross blocking grade. That contains three seasons through which he didn’t hand over a sack.
25. San Diego Chargers: CB Malcolm Butler, West Alabama (Undrafted)
Most will bear in mind Malcolm Butler for his heroic game-sealing interception on the purpose line in Super Bowl 49. The former undrafted free agent was arguably the very best cornerback from the 2014 class. He recorded an elite 90.1 profession PFF protection grade throughout his seven seasons and was one of many 10 most respected cornerbacks within the NFL for 3 of these years, in keeping with PFF WAR.
26. Cleveland Browns: QB Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville (Round 1, Pick 32)
The Browns had been determined for a quarterback after the Brandon Weeden debacle, therefore their aggressive commerce up for Johnny Manziel. In a redraft, they keep affected person and permit Teddy Bridgewater to fall to them.
Bridgewater seemed the a part of an NFL starter throughout his first two seasons, incomes a 74.7 PFF total grade. Unfortunately, he suffered a critical knee harm in follow earlier than the 2016 season that modified the trajectory of his profession. He has bounced again to be a stable backup and a championship-winning highschool head coach, however his profession will go down as one of many greatest “what-ifs” of this draft.
Teddy Bridgewater’s 2014 Passing Production by Depth
27. New Orleans Saints: EDGE Kyle Van Noy, BYU (Round 2, Pick 40)
The Saints initially traded this choose on draft evening to the Cardinals, who chosen Deone Bucannon. With New Orleans staying put in a redraft, the crew selects Van Noy.
The BYU product has produced high quality play throughout 11 seasons, proudly owning a 76.0 profession PFF total grade. The dependable Van Noy has logged not less than 500 snaps in every of the previous 9 years. He now enters his age-34 season as a projected starter for the Ravens.
28. Carolina Panthers: T Charles Leno Jr., Boise State (Round 7, Pick 246)
The Panthers sought a substitute for standout left sort out Jordan Gross after his retirement on the finish of the 2013 season, and former seventh-rounder Charles Leno Jr. would have been a worthy possibility.
After taking part in sparingly in his rookie season, Leno logged not less than 880 snaps in every year from 2015 to 2023. During that point, he recorded an 82.2 PFF pass-blocking grade — a top-25 mark amongst certified tackles.
29. New England Patriots: DI DaQuan Jones, Penn State (Round 4, Pick 112)
Easley lasted simply two years in New England earlier than getting lower. Jones is the second-best defensive sort out from the 2014 NFL Draft, trailing solely the legendary Aaron Donald.
Jones sports activities 70.0-plus profession PFF pass-rushing and PFF run-defense grades throughout 11 seasons and can enter his twelfth NFL marketing campaign in 2025 because the Buffalo Bills’ projected beginning nostril sort out.
30. San Francisco 49ers: DI Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame (Round 2, Pick 46)
A knee harm lower Tuitt’s profession brief, however he developed right into a productive participant after a troublesome rookie season. From 2015 to 2020, he earned a top-notch 83.5 PFF total grade.
He appeared to enhance over time, rating seventh within the NFL in PFF total grade (89.1) in 2019, earlier than setting profession highs in pressures (71) and sacks (12) in 2020, each top-three marks amongst defensive tackles.
31. Denver Broncos: LB Anthony Barr, UCLA (Round 1, Pick 9)
Barr made 4 Pro Bowls with the Vikings and earned an 83.8 profession PFF pass-rushing grade. He completed his second season, 2015, as one of many 10 most respected linebackers within the league, in keeping with PFF WAR.
Barr and Brandon Marshall would have fashioned one of many higher linebacker items within the NFL.
32. Seattle Seahawks: G Trai Turner, LSU (Round 3, Pick 92)
Five-time Pro Bowler Trai Turner rounds out this redraft as a result of his stable stretch of play in Carolina, the place he spent his first six seasons. Turner earned a 76.3 PFF total grade in that span whereas contributing to a few of the greatest Panthers groups in current reminiscence.
Turner’s greatest season got here amid the Panthers’ Super Bowl run in 2015, when he ranked as a top-eight guard within the NFL in PFF total grade and PFF pass-blocking grade.